🖖Captain's Log, Stardate: Monday Morning Reality Check

Alright, let's address the elephant in the shuttlebay, shall we? I haven't written to you in a few days, and I'm feeling a little embarassed about it.

You know that feeling when you want to reach out but then time passes and suddenly popping back up feels weirder than a robot trying to understand humor?

That reminds me of my favorite analytical TV character... oh yes, my friends, this email is about Commander Data.

Star Trek gave us seven seasons of this brilliant android running systematic experiments on everything from humor to friendship to dreams. While everyone else on his starship relied on gut feelings (looking at you, Commander Riker), he approached each mystery with methodical curiosity. Test. Observe. Adjust. Learn.

This is definitely not Brent Spiner - I'm told my restraining order is still active.

What I love about Data is he never hesitated to dive into his experiments. He didn't wait for the "perfect" understanding before trying something new.

He engaged himself first with genuine curiosity, then let that infectious energy transform everything around him.

That's a little known secret to entrepreneurship. Stop trying to engage everyone else in the universe in what you're doing. Instead, engage yourself first. Your own curiosity. Your own excitement.

That's what touches others and gets them excited. Not hype. Not bro marketing tips. Not all the algorhithm favored SEO approved words in the entire world.

You being excited about what you're doing is everything. That's what helps you go from your message being lost in a black hole to your ideal aligned audience running to join your client list.

I've been channeling my inner Data this past week, and doing my own experiment.

Some of you know I did a workshop a couple of weeks ago where I changed the format up a little: I taught about writing two minute speeches for half the workshop, and for the rest of the time I had an implementation bot. Just a little bot where people could write their speech on the spot.

I watched people's faces light up as their two minute speeches came alive before their very eyes. Not next week when they "found time to implement." Right then. In one focused hour, they walked away with a two minute speech, ready for finishing touches.

Finally, something that actually works! No more digital homework collecting dust.

Here's what my week taught me, Grasshopper: Your audience doesn't just want to learn - they want to experience transformation.

They're tired of being homework collectors. They want to be result creators.